The Henon-Heiles potential is
U(x,y)=12(x2+y2+2x2y−23y3).
This is a two degree-of-freedom system. The full Hamiltonian is
H=p2x+p2y+U(x,y).
It is shown by numerics that it is non-integrable. But can one prove it rigorously analytically? The problem boils down to proving the non-existence of a second first-integral/integral-of-motion.
If this problem is too difficult, is there any simpler model whose non-integrability can be proven analytically?
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